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(AP) — A Mid – Missouri judge has ruled that voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana during the Nov. 8 election. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker on Friday tossed out a lawsuit that sought to remove the question from the ballot. Walker ruled that Joy Sweeney, the …

Glenn’s Cafe executive chef Cameron Bevan practices for Saturday’s Louisiana-style Crawfish boil in downtown Columbia(2022 photo courtesy of Love Coffee executive director Pat McMurry) A Louisiana-style crawfish boil is planned for Saturday in downtown Columbia to benefit Love Coffee, which provides jobs and job training to mid-Missourians with disabilities. Love …

Historic Lincoln University in Jefferson City was founded in 1866 (2022 file photo courtesy of Lincoln spokeswoman Jennifer O’Donley) Lincoln University (LU) students, LU alumni, state lawmakers and business leaders will be in the audience for Friday afternoon’s investiture ceremony in Jefferson City for president Dr. John Moseley. The 2022-2023 …

MU Health Care’s new family medicine clinic and urgent care are located on south Clark street in Mexico (2022 file photo courtesy of MU Health Care’s Eric Maze) A Tuesday grand-opening celebration is planned for MU Health’s new medical building in mid-Missouri’s Mexico. The event begins at 9:30 am. Columbia-based …

26-year-old Jameson Jerome Harris of Columbia is jailed without bond (September 8, 2022 photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia man charged with the August armed robbery of a Subway restaurant on Paris road remains jailed without bond this morning. Boone County prosecutors have charged 26-year-old …

Reports have come in from Buckingham Palace that England’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96.  Balmoral Castle is her summer home in Scotland. It has been reported by the NY Times that at the time of her passing, many of …

(AP) — The judge in the child custody case involving former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens ruled that it should move to Texas because his two sons now spend most of their time there, and to better protect the boys from public scrutiny. The ruling by Boone County, Missouri, Associate Circuit …

Jefferson City State Rep. Dave Griffith is working hard to make sure Missouri veterans don’t take their own lives. Griffith chairs the House Interim Committee on Veterans Mental Health and Suicide. He says they heard some compelling testimony from former Army medic John Morelock. In 2019, 188 Missouri veterans killed …

Should your tax dollars go to help private developers build low – income housing in Jefferson City? The City Council voted 6 – 5 this week to support the three firms plans to ask for grant money to put up complexes targeting entry – level workers … Councilman Ron Fitzwater …

A Jefferson City man is facing domestic assault and other charges after shooting himself in the leg. Forrest Hoppe is accused of arguing with the victim at a home on Randall Drive Sunday. A gun was pulled and Hoppe was hit in the leg when it went off.